Brain International School

Subject- English

Class- VIII Syllabus- 2017-18 MONTH READING WRITING GRAMMAR LITERATURE LONG READING TEXT (Tales From

Shakespeare)

APRIL/MAY Unseen

passage

1. Notice Writing

2. Letter Writing

3. Diary Entry

1. Determiners

2. Present Tense

3. Past Tense

4. Future Tense

5. Spellings

6. Words that often Confuse

7. IGP (Editing/ Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

Ch-1. The Earthquake

Ch-2 Ozymandias

(Poem)

Ch-3. Nimai Forever

Ch-4 The Way Through the

woods (poem)

Ch- 1

Periodic Test - I

JULY

Syllabus Covered in April and May

Unseen

poem

4. Message Writing

5. Process Writing

8. Modals

Ch-5 My Financial Career

Ch-6.The Glove and the Lions

(Poem)

Ch-7 The Open Window

Ch- 2

AUGUST

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6. Article/ Speech

Writing

7. Poster Making

9. Active and Passive Voice

10. Adjectives

Ch-8 The Nightingale and the

Glow-worm (Poem)

Ch-9 Water Watch

Ch-3

11. Adverbs

12. Prepositions

13. Using Appropriate

Prepositions.

SEPTEMBER

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- IGP (Editing/

Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

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Periodic Test - II Syllabus Covered Till August

ACTIVITY: ASL

OCTOBER

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8. Story Writing

14. Conditionals 15. Synonyms and

Antonyms

Ch -10. From

Storytelling to Film

Making

Ch-11. Television

(Poem)

Ch-12 An Insult

That Created an

Empire

NOVEMBER

Unseen

poem

9. Biographical Sketch

10. Writing Reports

11. Paragraph Writing

16. Conjunctions 17. Phrases and

Clauses

18. Relative Clauses

Ch-13 A Nations

Strength (Poem)

Ch-14.After

Twenty Years

Ch 4

DECEMBER

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12. Debate

13. E-mail Writing

19. Sentences-I

20. Sentences II

21. IGP ( Editing/ Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

Ch-15 The

Chimney Sweeper

Ch-5

Periodic Test III _____________________________

JANUARY

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poem

14. Essay Writing

22. Reported Speech

23. Punctuation

Ch-16 Goodbye,

Mr. Chips!

Revision

FEBRUARY/

MARCH

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15. Dialogue Writing

24. Idioms and Phrases

25. Non Finite Verbs

26. IGP ( Editing/

Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

Ch-17 The

Importance of

Being Earnest

Periodic Test IV _____________ ACTIVITY: ASL

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BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class -VIII Subject MATHS Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Text Book N.C.E.R.T.

Reference Book R. S. Aggarwal

Activities

April/May Chapter 2 : Linear Equations in one variable

Chapter 6: Squares and Square Roots

Chapter - 7: Cubes and Cube Roots

To observe the given number patterns and generate it upto next 3 steps.

Class will be divided into various groups and each group will be asked to make their own game by using properties of

squares and cubes and their patterns.

July Periodic Test -I Chapter- 2 , 6 and 7

Chapter 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

Chapter 5 : Data Handling

To verify angle sum property of a Quadrilateral

To verify exterior angle property of a Polygon

To verify the properties of Parallelogram , Rhombus , Kite,

Square and rectangle by paper cutting and pasting.

August Chapter 4 : Practical Geometry

Chapter 12 : Exponents and Powers

Chapter 16- Playing With Numbers(discussion)

September Periodic Test-II Chapter-2,3,4,5,6,7 and 12

October Chapter 1 : Rational Numbers

Chapter -9: Algebraic Expressions and Identities

To verify the standard algebraic identities by paper cutting and pasting.

November Chapter 14 : Factorisation

Chapter-15: Introduction to Graphs

To collect linear and line graphs from newspapers and to draw conclusions

December Chapter 11: Mensuration

Chapter- 13: Direct and Inverse Proportions

To find area of trapezium by paper cutting and pasting method. To make various 3-D figures using nets of solid figures.

To find Curved Surface Area of a cylinder using rectangular sheet of paper.

To find volume of cuboid by taking piles of congruent sheets of paper.

January Periodic Test-III ___________________

Chapter 8 : Comparing Quantities

February/

March

Chapter 10 : Visualising Solid Shapes

Revision and Annual Exam/Periodic Test- IV

To draw side ,front and top views of any five objects on

A-3 size sheet.

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BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class VIII Subject SCIENCE Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book NCERT SCIENCE / W.BOOK Activities

April/May 1:Crop production & Management

2:Microorganisms:Friend and foe

3:Synthetic fibres and plastics.

11:Force and Pressure.

To show the slides of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae.

Activities to show factors affecting force.

July Periodic Test -I L - 1,2,3,11.

4:Materials:metals and non-metals.

12:Friction

8:Cell:structure &functions.

To show chemical reactions of different metals and non-metals with different acids and bases, oxygen and water.

To study a displacement reaction in solution. To show that oxygen

is needed for burning.

Model of plant and animal cell

August 5:Coal & Petroleum

13:Sound To study the structure of human ear through a model.

September Periodic Test-II L- 1,2,3,4,5,8,11,12,13.

October 6:Combustion & Flame

7:Conservation of plants and animals.

To study the various zones of candle flame.

To show the slides of animal (human cheek cell) and plant cell(onion peel).

November 9: Reproduction in Animals.

10:Reaching the age of adolescence.

To study the cell division in amoeba.

December 14:Chemical effects of Electric Current

15:Some Natural phenomenon

16:Light

To test the electrical conductivity of some liquids like oil, honey, orange juice.

To show the phenomena of dispersion through Newtons Disc.

January Periodic Test -III _______________________

17:Stars and The Solar System

18:Pollution of air & water

Discussion on the present status of pollution.

February/

March Revision and Annual Exam/ Periodic Test - IV _______________________

BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class VIII Subject Social Science Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book NCERT Practicals / Activities

April History Chapter 1- How, When and Where (Discussion)

Chapter 2-From Trade to Territory

Geography

Chapter 1- Resources

Civics

Chapter 1- The Indian Constitution

Map Work on important regions under British India.

A class discussion on why sustainable development is important.

The Constitution also mentions fundamental duties. Find out what these include and why it is important for citizens in a democracy to observe these.

May History Chapter 3- Ruling the Countryside

Chapter 4-Tribals, Dikus and the vision of Golden

Age (Discussion)

Civics

Chapter 2- Understanding Secularism

A discussion on different stages of indigo production.

A discussion on importance of secularism.

July Periodic Test I

History

Chapter 5- T